COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND NON-MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.

SEC. 713. COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND NON-MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS.(a) Authority.—The Secretary of Defense may establish cooperative health care agreements between military installations and local or regional health care systems.(b) Requirements.—In establishing an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—(1) consult with—(A) the Secretary of the military department concerned;(B) representatives from the military installation selected for the agreement, including the TRICARE managed care support contractor with responsibility for such installation; and(C) Federal, State, and local government officials;(2) identify and analyze health care services available in the area in which the military installation is located, including such services available at a military medical treatment facility or in the private sector (or a combination thereof);(3) determine the cost avoidance or savings resulting from innovative partnerships between the Department of Defense and the private sector; and(4) determine the opportunities for and barriers to coordinating and leveraging the use of existing health care resources, including such resources of Federal, State, local, and private entities.(c) Annual Reports.—Not later than December 31 of each year an agreement entered into under this section is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on each such agreement. Each report shall include, at a minimum, the following:(1) A description of the agreement.(2) Any cost avoidance, savings, or increases as a result of the agreement.(3) A recommendation for continuing or ending the agreement.(d) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the provision of health care services at military medical treatment facilities or other facilities of the Department of Defense to individuals who are not otherwise entitled or eligible for such services under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.123 STAT. 2381